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Operative Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Azhar Ahmed Mohammed El-Marakby, Assistant Professor in the
University, Assiut branch, Egypt. Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, Al-Farabi colleges,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Lecturer in Operative Dentistry
Dental internship, Al-Farabi colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Azhar University, Assiut
branch, Egypt, E-mail: drahmedmarakby@yahoo.com.
Dental internship, Al-Farabi colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-cariogenic property (Fluoride ion release and its antibacterial
properties) among four types of glass ionomer cements used as a permanent filling of caries cavities.
Materials and Methods: Four types of glass ionomer cements were used in this study [1]. Fuji IX (GC, Japan);
Conventional glass-ionomer cement, Fuji II LC (GC, Japan); Resin-modified glassionomer cement (RMGIC), Dyract AP
(Dentsply, Konstanz, Germany); Polyacid-modified composite resin (compomer) and Ketac N100 (3M ESPE St. Paul,
MN, USA); Nano-filled resin-modified GIC [2-4]. The antibacterial activity of each material was evaluated against the
Streptococcus mutans after day 2,7,14 and 30.
Results: All types of GIC restorative materials developed antibacterial activity but decreased depending increased the
tested time.
Conclusion: The best one developed antibacterial activity was Fuji IX (GC, Japan); Conventional glass-ionomer cement
followed by Ketac N100 (3M ESPE St. Paul, MN, USA); Nano-filled resin-modified GIC while the least one was Dyract
AP (Dentsply, Konstanz, Germany); Polyacid-modified composite resin (compomer).
Keywords: Resin modified glass ionome, Compomer, Nanoionomer, between the tooth and the filling may result in secondary caries
Streptococcus mutans. [9]. Thus, antibacterial action is a desired feature of materials used
for dental filling.
Introduction
Dental caries process mostly started with infection by cariogenic Modern materials are typically designed to be resistant to secondary
bacteria, leading to acid production as a result of the bacterial caries and to micro-leakage at the edges, properties they possess
carbohydrates metabolism within the oral biofilm. Lactic on account of their ability to release fluoride and to be bonded to
acid which is the main acid of metabolism, attack the mineral the prepared tooth surface. Margins of restorations are of particular
components of the tooth, leading to a process of demineralization, importance, and lack of integrity of these may significantly
with subsequent degeneration of the organic component and finally increase the risk of secondary caries [10-13]. Secondary caries is,
a cavity is formed within the tooth [1]. Before the development of in fact, the most frequent indication for replacement of all types of
the cavity, a carious lesion looks like a white spot with a relatively restoration and the limited durability of dental restorations means
intact, mineral-rich, but porous surface. It covers a subsurface area that some patients are in continuous restorative cycles that result
with a reduced mineral content [2]. Although it is known that acido- in larger and larger restorations and more complex therapeutic
genic bacteria play a key role in the development of dental caries measures [10, 14].
[3-4]. However, various therapeutic procedures for the treatment
of dental cavities do not always eliminate all microorganisms from Many new filling materials, characterized by the release of fluoride
the caries focus [5-8]. The presence of bacteria in dental tissue left (F) ions, were developed in the last decade as a means of protection
behind or bacterial invasion through a micro-leakage developing against recurrent caries, Of these, the most important are the glass-
There are a number of mechanisms by which release of fluoride Preparation of glass ionomer samples
protects the teeth. First, the presence of small amounts of fluoride Six wells (7 mm diameter and 3 mm thickness) were punched in
in the saliva reduces the solubility of the mineral phase of the tooth the Muller-Hilton agar plates and filled with the four types of GIC
mineral. Second, fluoride incorporated into the mineral phase leads restorative materials. A uniform surface was achieved by using a
to the formation of a thin layer of flour-apatite, which is less soluble small flat-ended dental instrument, such as a dental spatula. The
even at low values of pH than hydroxyapatite. Third, fluoride may material was allowed to set in accordance with the manufacturer’s
interfere with the metabolism of cariogenic bacteria by inhibiting recommendation either by chemical cure (acid base reaction) as in
essential enzyme-mediated processes. All of these mechanisms conventional GIC (Fuji IX) or by light cured or both methods as
shift the demineralization/remineralization equilibrium back in in other three types.
favour of remineralization [18, 19].
Table 1: Restorative materials used in this study.
Glass-ionomers, for example, have been reported to contribute to Material Type Manufacturer
the remineralization on incipient enamel lesions in vitro [20]. Such
Fuji IX Conventional GC, Japan
studies on the effects of fluoride on dentine reveal that low fluoride glass-ionomer cement
concentrations may lead to hypermineralization of dentine [21,
22]. In fact, the choice of the restorative material can be crucial in Fuji II LC Resin-modified GC, Japan
determining whether demineralization or remineralization occurs glass-ionomer cement
(RMGIC)
in the dentine tissue surrounding a restoration. Incipient caries
like lesions under glass-ionomer restorations have been found
to remineralize and even to hypermineralize, whereas amalgam Dyract AP Polyacid-modified Dentsply,
composite resin (compomer) Konstanz,
and composite restorations have been shown to be predominantly
Germany
associated with further remineralization of the specimens [19].
The distinct zone of interaction found between the glassionomer
cement and hard dental tissues contributes to the adhesion Ketac N100 Nano-filled 3M ESPE St. Paul, MN, USA
resin-modified GIC
and high resistance to microleakage of glass-ionomer cements
restorations.According to the opinion of many authors, F ions may
be responsible for the anti-microorganism action of these materials Antibacterial activity test
[23-27]. Bacterial strain from stock cultures was cultivated in Brain Heart
Infusion broth (Difco, Detroit, USA) at 37°C, for 24 h. The top 4 mL
Some methods have been suggested for testing the antimicrobial of the resulting undisturbed bacterial cultures were transferred to new
effect of dental materials. The most frequently employed test tubes and centrifuged for 10 min at 3, 2 gravity. The resulting
methods are those based on direct contact test (DCT) [28, 29]. supernatant was discarded and the bacteria was resuspended in 5
The direct contact test is a relatively new method that provides ml of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) with a pH of 7.5 (Sigma-
the information on the bacterial viability and growth rate and Aldrich, St. Louis) and mixed gently by vortexing for 10 sec. We
quantitatively measures the effect of direct and close contact used DCT to test the antibacterial properties and anti-cariogenic
between the microorganisms and the tested materials, regardless effect of the different types of GIC. The antimicrobial susceptibility
of the solubility and diffusibility of their components. The growth profiles were determined by disk diffusion agar method according
inhibitory effect of GIC is considered beneficial in preventing to CLSI M100-S12 protocols (2005). In each sterilized Petri dish
bacterial colonization. In addition, the antibacterial activity, during (20100 mm), a base layer containing 15 mL of blood agar mixed
the time, assumes clinical relevance [30]. with 100 μl of inoculum was prepared. After the solidification of
culture medium, wells measuring 7 mm in diameter were made in
The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-cariogenic property each plate and the testing materials were transferred to wells. Two
(Fluoride ion release and its antibacterial properties) among four wells were served as the positive control without the four tested
types of glass ionomer cements used as a permanent filling of GIC restorative materials. Plates were incubated at 37°C for 48 h
caries cavities. and after that, diameters of zones of inhibition produced around
the specimens were measured at three different points. The size of
Materials & Method inhibition zones was calculated through subtracting the diameter of
Four types of glass ionomer cements were used in this study. specimen (7 mm) from the average of three measurements of the
[1] Fuji IX (GC, Japan); Conventional glass-ionomer cement halo. All measurements were performed twice by the same blinded
[2] Fuji II LC (GC, Japan); Resin-modified glass ionomer cement operator. Antibacterial tests were repeated 5 times to confirm the
(RMGIC) homogeneity of the results. Moreover, diameters of zones of
[3] Dyract AP (Dentsply, Konstanz, Germany); Polyacid-modified inhibition produced around specimens were measured after the re-
composite resin (compomer) incubation of plates at 37°C for 5 days.